The Necklace Affair and Other Stories: Regency Historical Mysteries

Ashley Gardner · Jennifer Ashley

1/2015 · Jennifer Ashley

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Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars to become interested in solving crimes that go unnoticed by the Bow Street Runners, and take him from the mansions of Mayfair to the backstreets of London's rookeries.

The Necklace Affair

Captain Lacey agrees to help a society matron discover what has become of her expensive diamond necklace and to clear her maid, who has been arrested for its theft. Lady Clifford declares that the rival for her husband's affections has stolen the necklace, but Lacey soon realizes that the problem is not so simple. He quickly becomes enmeshed in scandal and past secrets, and recruits Grenville and Lady Breckenridge to assist him. As he investigates, he finds himself competing with the underworld criminal, James Denis, for the necklace's retrieval.

The Gentleman's Walking Stick

Captain Lacey is asked to retrieve a walking stick, which embroils him in an affair of theft, deception, and betrayal.

The Disappearance of Miss Sarah Oswald

Lacey hunts for a missing young woman, learning more about a family's sordid secrets than he wanted to know.

Events in these stories occur between the end of The Sudbury School Murders and the beginning of A Body in Berkeley Square.

O autorovi

Award-winning Ashley Gardner is a pseudonym for New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ashley. Under both names—and a third, Allyson James—Ashley has written more than 100 published novels and novellas in mystery and romance. Ashley's books have been translated into many different languages and have earned starred reviews in Booklist and Publisher's Weekly.